Alaska time
noun
Alas·ka time
ə-ˈla-skə- 
: the time of the ninth time zone west of Greenwich that includes most of Alaska
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Since Alaska is in both the Alaska time zone and the Hawaii-Aleutian time zone, the latest poll closures will be at 1 a.m. Eastern.
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
American radar picked up the object around 9 p.m. Thursday, Alaska time, and U.S. Northern Command sent an AWACS surveillance aircraft, accompanied by an aerial refueling plane, to track it.
—Helene Cooper, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023
American radar picked up the object around 9 p.m. Thursday, Alaska time, and U.S. Northern Command sent an AWACS surveillance plane, accompanied by an aerial refueling plane, to track it.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2023
American radar picked up the object around 9 p.m. on Thursday, Alaska time, and U.S. Northern Command sent an AWACS surveillance aircraft, accompanied by an aerial refueling plane, to track it.
—Edward Wong, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
The news of the Inflation Reduction Act deal broke in late July, early in the morning Alaska time.
—Lois Parshley, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2022
At 12:07 Alaska time, 812 hours after take-off, Laughman's plane turned around the North Pole and headed home.
—Aubrey O. Cookman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2021
About 60 people showed up earlier in the week for Jacoby's first race, even though it was shown at about 2:30 a.m. Alaska time.
—Mark Thiessen, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
Visibility is low in the area of the Alaska Peninsula where Veniaminof is located, but the Perryville FAA webcam caught a glimpse of the dark grey ash plume (see above) this morning (Alaska time).
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2018
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
American radar picked up the object around 9 p.m. Thursday, Alaska time, and U.S. Northern Command sent an AWACS surveillance aircraft, accompanied by an aerial refueling plane, to track it.
—Helene Cooper, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023
American radar picked up the object around 9 p.m. Thursday, Alaska time, and U.S. Northern Command sent an AWACS surveillance plane, accompanied by an aerial refueling plane, to track it.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2023
American radar picked up the object around 9 p.m. on Thursday, Alaska time, and U.S. Northern Command sent an AWACS surveillance aircraft, accompanied by an aerial refueling plane, to track it.
—Edward Wong, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
The news of the Inflation Reduction Act deal broke in late July, early in the morning Alaska time.
—Lois Parshley, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2022
At 12:07 Alaska time, 812 hours after take-off, Laughman's plane turned around the North Pole and headed home.
—Aubrey O. Cookman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2021
About 60 people showed up earlier in the week for Jacoby's first race, even though it was shown at about 2:30 a.m. Alaska time.
—Mark Thiessen, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
Visibility is low in the area of the Alaska Peninsula where Veniaminof is located, but the Perryville FAA webcam caught a glimpse of the dark grey ash plume (see above) this morning (Alaska time).
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2018
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Alaska time
noun
Alas·ka time
ə-ˈlas-kə-
: the time of the ninth time zone west of Greenwich that includes most of Alaska
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